| On
the
weekend
of
November
6-7,
2004,
His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
visited
Holy
Trinity
Church
in
Los
Angeles,
on
the
occasion
of
the
celebration
of
the
parish's
65th
Anniversary.
Vespers
on
Saturday
evening
took
place
at
the
site
of
the
parish's
future
church
and
facilities
in
the
suburban
community
of
Sunland. |
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| Those
present
gathered
with
the
Archbishop
and
clergy
for
a
group
photograph. |
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| On
Sunday,
November
7,
the
Hierarchal
Divine
Liturgy
was
celebrated
by
His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
assisted
by
parish
and
visiting
clergy. |
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| Rev
Frs
Catalin
Mitescu
and
William
John
Clark
lead
Subdeacon
Iosif
Bena
up
the
main
aisle
to
be
ordained
into
the
Holy
Deaconate. |
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| The
candidate
is
taken
around
the
Holy
Table
by
his
parish
priest,
V
Rev
Fr
Constantin
Alecse,
and
father-confessor,
V
Rev
Fr
Josiah
Trenham
of
Saint
Andrew
(Antiochian)
Church
in
Riverside,
California. |
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| The
candidate
kisses
the
omofor,
shield
and
hand
of
the
hierarch
after
each
encircling. |
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| The
clergy
and
faithful
kneel
as
the
Prayer
of
Ordination
is
read
by
His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL. |
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| The
new
deacon
is
brought
before
the
faithful. |
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| "He
is
worthy!" |
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| The
hierarch
and
clergy
vest
the
new
deacon
in
his
vestments. |
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| The
archbishop
presents
the
fan
to
the
new
deacon,
one
of
the
signs
of
his
office. |
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| The
faithful
receive
the
Body
and
Blood
of
our
Lord,
Jesus
Christ. |
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| At
the
conclusion
of
the
Divine
Liturgy,
Fr
Alecse
welcomes
His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL,
his
brother
priests,
and
all
parishioners
and
guests
on
this
joyful
occasion. |
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| Later
that
afternoon,
a
banquet
and
program
were
held
at
the
nearby
Hilton
Hotel-Glendale. |
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| Hundreds
of
faithful
attended
the
event. |
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| V
Rev
Fr
Constantin
Alecse
welcomes
guests
and
offers
his
reflections
on
his
years
at
Holy
Trinity. |
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| Mr
Marian
Serban,
Parish
Council
President. |
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| Mr
Constantin
Jercan,
Chairman
of
the
Building
Committee. |
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| Members
of
the
Executive
Board
of
the
Building
Committee
-
Mr
John
Simoni,
Mr
Mario
Theodorou
and
Mr
Dorian
Şerban
-
give
a
presentation
on
the
new
church
project. |
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| His
Eminence,
Archbishop
NATHANIEL
offers
a
message
of
congratulations
as
Fr
Alecse
looks
on. |
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| Afterward,
the
attendees
were
treated
to
a
program
of
Romanian
music
by
David
Cassapu,
Laura
Zavate-Dorman
and
Gabriel
Vamvulescu.... |
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| ....and
traditional
Romanian
dancing
into
the
evening. |
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*
photos
courtesy
of
the
website
of
Holy
Trinity
Church |
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